The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday named senior IAS officer K. Phanindra Reddy the Secretary of the Natural Resources Department. While K.J. Praveen Kumar is set to assume office as Madurai Corporation Commissioner, S. Balachander will assume office as Commissioner of Salem Corporation.
The move comes just three weeks after a major reshuffle of IAS officers in the State.
Mr. Reddy, as the head of the Natural Resources Department, will supervise the functioning of Geology and Mining Department, and the Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited (TAMIN). Till now, this subject was under the jurisdiction of the Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce Department, for which S. Krishnan is the chief.
